The Winchester Model 1904

[seth]

I thought I'd share some pic's of a recent pick up I made.

Purchasing a number of guns off a gentleman who's father left his mother with a handful of unwanted gun after his passing.

The usual bunch of long arms mostly from the 50's but there was this one gem...

A Winchester Repeating Arms 1904 Marked 04 - 22 SHORT - LONG - EXTRA LONG patented 1899

It's very small, originally I'm told it was marketed as a "Boy's Rifle"

Wood is in wonderful condition, redone with linseed oil like most of the rifles in the collection, the flash makes the bluing look FAR worse than it actually is.

This forum's search function didn't come up with anything, so does anyone else here have one of these? Are they fairly common in Canada?

Any idea it's proper age / value?

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

 

[y2k]

PM me if you want to sell.

 

[theoneofthechuck]

That is a beautiful piece, and probably has an AMAZING story and history. Wish the previous owner could have shared it before his passing I am jealous, awesome find

 

[greyman441]

That's a very interesting gun. Excellent find. I just picked up a Stevens marksman and it was marketed as a boys rifle too. Mine is only about 30 inches at the very most. Very small gun. Mine was sold in 1905 for less than a dollar, that was probably the same.

That is definitely a keeper. Very rare.

 

[CZ_Brno]

They were made from 1904 to 1930. Production reached 305,984. Worth about $100-$200 I'd say. I have one. I like the curved butt plate style for offhand shooting.

The Model 1904 went through a series of changes during its production run from July 5th, 1904 to December 18th, 1930, and those many changes can be used to determine a rough estimate of the manufacture date.

When the Model 1904 was initially introduced, it was chambered (and marked) for the 22 Short and 22 Long rimfire interchangeably. In early 1914, the Model 1904 was rechambered so that .22 Short, Long, and Extra Long cartridges could be used interchangeably. In February of 1919 the model name was changed from "MOD. 1904" to "MOD. 04" (the "19" was ground off of the roll dies). By January of 1920, new roll dies were made that eliminated the extra spaces between "MOD." and the "04". In May of 1925, the steel crescent butt plate was discontinued and a new hard rubber composition butt plate was used. The final change to the Model 1904 (04) took place in November of 1927, when the Extra Long cartridge was replaced by the Long Rifle and the model name was change to "04A".

 

[camster]

sweet find

 

[Blasty Von Kablasm]

I have a winchester 1901 s&l that looks very similar in design